# @wild_history_uk on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcGHHHBIxMY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69342138-wild-history-uk-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-16T09:12:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wild History Shocking Stories From the Past (@wild_history_uk) — https://gondola.cc/wild_history_uk

## Caption

Margaret Henley’s father inspired Long John Silver in Treasure Island. His daughter had a speech problem, and called his friend “my fwendy-wendy” — meaning “my friendy.”

She died of meningitis in 1894, aged five. That friend later named his play’s lead character Wendy, after her nickname.

#BritishHistory #UKHistory #LiteraryHistory

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